Expression of <i>Campylobacter</i> genes for proline biosynthesis in <i>Escherichia coli</i>

Eileen C. Lee, Richard I. Walker, Patricia Guerry

Canadian Journal of Microbiology · 1985 · 12 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Cloned DNA from Campylobacter jejuni was found to complement auxotrophic defects in proline metabolism in several strains of Escherichia coli. A 4.4-kilobase fragment of Campylobacter DNA encodes the genes analogous to the proA and B genes of E. coli and Salmonella typhimurium.

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